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Justinian I the Great (AD 527-565). AV solidus (21mm, 4.42 gm, 6h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5. Rome, 1st officina, AD 547-549. D N IVSTINI-ANVS PP AVG, cuirassed bust of Justinian I facing, three small pellets on breastplate, wearing plumed helmet with pendilia, globus cruciger in right hand, shield decorated with horseman motif in left / VICTORI-A AVGGG A•, Angel standing facing, grounded staff surmounted by staurogram in right hand, globus cruciger in left; star with six points in right field, CONOB in exergue. Sear 291 var. (no pellet after officina). DOC 320 var. (same). Extremely rare. Glittering surfaces. An outstanding example of Justinian's issues from the recently recovered Rome mint.
Sixty years after Rome slipped under the control of the Ostrogoths, the ancestral capital of the Empire was regained by East Roman forces, under the great general Belisarius, in May AD 536. Within three years, the Roman mint had reopened and began striking gold, silver, and bronze coins in the name of the reigning emperor, Justinian I "The Great." The early gold issues were of exceptional style, as exemplified by this lovely piece.
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Estimate: 1000-1500 USD
Justinian I the Great (AD 527-565). AV solidus (21mm, 4.42 gm, 6h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5. Rome, 1st officina, AD 547-549. D N IVSTINI-ANVS PP AVG, cuirassed bust of Justinian I facing, three small pellets on breastplate, wearing plumed helmet with pendilia, globus cruciger in right hand, shield decorated with horseman motif in left / VICTORI-A AVGGG A•, Angel standing facing, grounded staff surmounted by staurogram in right hand, globus cruciger in left; star with six points in right field, CONOB in exergue. Sear 291 var. (no pellet after officina). DOC 320 var. (same). Extremely rare. Glittering surfaces. An outstanding example of Justinian's issues from the recently recovered Rome mint.
Sixty years after Rome slipped under the control of the Ostrogoths, the ancestral capital of the Empire was regained by East Roman forces, under the great general Belisarius, in May AD 536. Within three years, the Roman mint had reopened and began striking gold, silver, and bronze coins in the name of the reigning emperor, Justinian I "The Great." The early gold issues were of exceptional style, as exemplified by this lovely piece.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/byzantine/ancients-justinian-i-the-great-ad-527-565-av-solidus-21mm-442-gm-6h-ngc-choice-au-5-5-4-5/a/3094-34274.s?type=CoinArchives3094
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 1000-1500 USD